ink

Pluralinks (some meanings)

Formsinks, inking, inked

1. 1
   writing liquidnoununcountable

   A colored liquid used in pens and printers for writing and printing.

   My pen leaked ink all over my hand.

   The printer ran out of ink in the middle of my homework.

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2. 2
   squid fluidnoununcountable

   The dark liquid that a squid or octopus shoots out to protect itself.

   The squid hid behind a cloud of dark ink.

   Some cooks add squid ink to pasta to make it black.

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3. 3
   sign a dealverbtransitive

   To sign an important paper, like a contract.

   The actor will ink a contract for the new movie next week.

   The two companies inked a big deal on Friday.

   Similarsign

4. 4
   tattoosnounslanguncountable

   Tattoos, or the work of putting tattoos on skin.

   Her brother has a lot of ink on his arms.

   I want to get some ink done for my birthday.

   Similartattoos

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5. 5
   give a tattooverbtransitive

   To put a tattoo on someone's skin.

   Can you ink me today, or do I need to come back?

   She inked her best friend with a tiny heart.

   Similartattoo

6. 6
   writing liquidnouncountable

   One kind or color of ink, or a bottle of it.

   She uses a waterproof ink, so the rain won't spoil her writing.

   She bought three new inks for her fountain pen.

7. 7
   applyverbtransitive

   To put ink on something, or to cover it with ink.

   Ink the stamp before you press it on the paper.

   The printer inks the metal plate before each new sheet.

8. 8
   squirt outverbintransitive

   Of a squid or octopus, to shoot out a cloud of dark ink.

   The frightened squid inked and swam away.

   An octopus will ink if a fish attacks it.

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   media attentionnounslanguncountable

   Attention that someone or something gets in the news.

   The new restaurant got a lot of ink after the chef won a prize.

   Small local bands rarely get much ink.

   Similarhype, spotlight, plug, ballyhoo

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    cheap winenounslanguncountable

    Red wine that does not cost much.

    We drank a bottle of ink with our pizza.

    That cheap ink tasted sour, but we finished the bottle anyway.

    Similarplonk

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